Rubicon wins RIBA East Award

We’re proud to announce that Rubicon has won a RIBA East, Regional Award.

Rubicon is an operational net zero carbon, 186-dwelling residential development in Eddington conceived for our clients, the University of Cambridge  and Hill Group UK. Situated at the at the southern edge of the 150-hectare Eddington urban extension, the scheme integrates cycling, community spaces and shared landscapes – forming a threshold between the neighbourhood and the wetlands beyond. Combining warehouse-loft typologies with the collegiate court model, the scheme offers a coherent approach to high-density, low-rise living. Drawing upon 19th-century mill typologies traditionally found in rural settings, the scheme’s hand-glazed bricks, curved corners and undulating roofline echo the Cambridgeshire landscape.

We’re grateful to the jury for taking the time to engage with the buildings as they are lived in and experienced. They commended the project for “how rigorously both architect and client stewarded the project’s core design ambitions…” They described the result of ABA’s perseverance as “impeccably detailed and executed and spatially generous,” ultimately commenting on the outstanding impression it provides as a first encounter with the Eddington – North West Cambridge Development neighbourhood in Cambridge.

Previously, ABA’s Knights Park, also part of the Eddington development, has won a Regional RIBA East award.